Cartridge holder for a revolver



March 31, 1970 w. o. BRUNHUBER ETA!- 3,

CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR A REVOLVER LLIAM c. BYE M Q W ATTORNEY:

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CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR A REVOLVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 8, 1968 Patented Mar. 31, 1970 3,503,150 CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR A REVOLVER Werner O. Brunhuber, Stamford, Conn. (19 W. 24th St., New York, N.Y. 10010), and William C. Bye, 169 Cypress Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10454 Filed Mar. 8, 1968, Ser. No. 711,701 Int. Cl. F42b 39/04 US. C]. 4289 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 'A cartridge holder capable of securely retaining car tridge shells within the holder while providing at the same time a mechanism for effecting simultaneous release of the shells into the barrel of a revolver. The holder is provided with an axial stem member on which is mounted a specially designed lock-release element adapted to move relative to the holder and providing flexible fingers which are cammed by the shells on loading the holder for retaining purposes and cammed by an annular shoulder provided within the holder for effective shell release. Appropriate cam surfaces are disposed on the fingers to serve both ends. In one embodiment of the invention the lockrelease element and the stem are actuated together by the revolver barrel during release and in another embodiment the element is actuated by the barrel so as to move relative to a stationary stem fixedly secured within the holder.

This invention relates to cartridge holders, clips and the like which serve to store a plurality of cartridge shells in proper relative position for loading revolvers, especially of the pistol and pistol carbine type, and then, to release simultaneously the cartridges into the chambers of the revolver barrel whereby nearly instantaneous loading can be effected on command.

One problem existing with the simultaneously loading cartridge clips which are presently known relates to the security of the shell therewithin since the clip must store the shells for long periods of time and accurately position all of them relative to the barrel chambers when reloading is desired. For the latter purpose it is desirable that the cartridges not be permitted to wobble in place within the holder which makes it difficult to align them properly with the chambers especially under emergency loading condition. At the same time, it is understood that security of the shell within the holder should not be such as to interfere in any manner with its capacity to provide instant release into the barrel chamber whenever desired. The conventional cartridge is cylindrical in shape for the greater portion of its axial length, is usually smooth walled, and provides a head, which is used as in the present case for gripping purposes, that is only slightly larger in diameter than the cylindrical body of the shell. The problem of retention and efiective release may be appreciated.

The problem of cartridge security within and effective release by means of a cartridge clip or holder is solved in accordance with the present invention by providing the holder with a release stem which serves conjointly with a specially designed cartridge lock-release element to hold the cartridges securely within the holder and release them simultaneously as desired. To this end, the element is provided with a plurality of flexible fingers with separate cam surfaces, one such surface being adapted to be borne against by the heads of the individual cartridges during their insertion into lock position within the holder, the other surface being adapted to bear on a shoulder provided in the interior of the holder when the lock-release element is actuated for release of the cartridges.

One object of the invention is to provide a new and improved revolver cartridge holder.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved cartridge holder for simultaneously discharging cartridges into a revolver.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cartridge holder which is economical to produce and is of simplified construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cartridge holder capable of securely retaining the cartridges as a storage unit and effectively releasing the cartridges as a loader for revolvers.

Other objects and advantages of this invention may be appreciated on reading the following detailed description of certain embodiments thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the several components of the cartridge clip;

FIG. 2 is a vertical section through the assembled cartridge clip with the cartridge shells detachably locked in place ready for loading the revolver;

FIG. 3 is a similar section of the clip in contact with the revolver barrel showing the shells released and dropping into the barrel;

FIG. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged detail of the lock-release element;

FIG. 6 is a modified embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 7 is a section taken on line 77 of FIG. 6.

The body 1 of the cartridge holder has a solid handle portion 5 and a hexagonal open end portion 7, the interior of the portion 7 having a centrally disposed well 8 pro viding an annular shoulder 8a. The portion 5 is bored and slidably disposed in the bore in elongated stem 9 extending the axial length of the holder. One end of the stem has a cap 11, and the other end actually extends slightly beyond the portion 7. A fragmentary view of the gun barrel 10 is shown in FIG. 3, in place to move the stern axially for simultaneous cartridge release as will be hereinafter explained.

As shown in FIG. 2, cartridges are disposed in locked position within the hexagonal portion 7 of the holder. The locking is accomplished by means of lock-release element 15 bonded to the end of the stem 9. The element 15 comprises a head 17 which is internally bored to receive the stern being thus mounted thereon. Extending upwardly and outwardly from the head and into the cylindrical portion 7 the element 15 has a plurality of fingers 19, normally six in number. Integrally mounted on the free end of each finger is release number 21, there being an annular groove 23 in each finger immediately under the release member 21. It can be seen that each finger has two cam surfaces, one such surface 25 extends between the head 17 and the groove 23 on the exterior surface of the fingers 19 and a second cam surface 27 is formed on the outer surface of the member 21.

In operation, movement of the gun barrel against the element 15 causes the lock-release element and the stem to move up in the barrel portion of the holder and into the well 8 as shown in FIG. 3. With this movement the release members 21 are simultaneously cammed inwardly to free the heads of the cartridges so that they be released from the grooves 23 and into the aligned chambers of the gun barrel by gravity fall. In order to reload, the cartridges are pushed individually into the holder against the cam surface 25 to cause the fingers to move inwardly again until the cartridge heads encounter the grooves 23 whereby the fingers snap outwardly so that an arcuate section of the heads of the cartridges are received for retention purposes in the grooves 23 as shown in FIG. 4. In this position the cartridge heads are held against the inner wall of the hexagonal end portion of the holder for secure retention of the cartridges therein. The stem 9 at the top end 28 is square in cross section to prevent rotation of the stem in the holder. 1

In the form of invention shown in FIG. 6, the stern 9a itself is integral with the body 7 and at its lower end is slotted to receive an internal pin 31 which slidably holds the element 15 in order to prevent rotation thereof. In the modified form the stem 9a is therefore stationary extending from the bottom well 32 to which it is attached. In both embodiments the head 17 of the release element 11 extends beyond the stem providing an abutment aperture 33 to receive a barrel projection element provided by certain types of revolvers as shown in FIG. 3. Other types of barrels abut the ring surface 35 surrounding the aperture 33 to move the lock-release element into the holder on the stationary stem 9a with the pin 31 of the element 15 at the same time moving downwardly in the slot formed in the stationary stem shown in FIG. 6. The locking and releasing of the cartridges by the element 15 is effected as previously described and explained.

What is claimed is:

1. A cartridge holder having handle and hollow portions, an annular shoulder formed in the interior of the hollow portion, an axial stern provided in said hollow portion, a lock-release element mounted on said stem within the hollow portion for sliding axially thereof, said element having a plurality of flexible fingers engaging said shoulder and adapted to retain revolver cartridges within said hollow portion and simultaneously release the cartridges on command, the fingers of said element each having a cartridge retaining groove and a cam surface on each side of said groove, one of said cam surfaces engaging said annular shoulder.

2. A cartridge holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said stem is slidably disposed in a bore provided in the holder and said element is fixedly mounted on the stem.

3. A cartridge holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said stem is fixedly attached to a bottom well provided in the hollow portion of said holder, the top edge of the well providing said annular shoulder, and said element is slidably mounted on the stem.

4. A cartridge holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said stem is fixedly attached to a bottom well provided in the hollow portion of said holder.

5. A cartridge holder as defined in claim 2 wherein said stem is provided with flat face sides in one portion thereof being adapted to be received in said =bore which has complementary sides in sliding contact therewith to prevent rotation of the element on the stem.

6. A cartridge holder as defined in claim 3 wherein said stem is slotted and a pin projecting through the slot in the stem and carried by said element serves to prevent rotation of the element on the stem.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,964,171 6/1934 Pflaume 42-89 2,399,904 5/1946 Baucurn 42-89 3,150,459 9/ 1964 Schoick 42-89 BENJAMIN A. BORCHELT, Primary Examiner C. T. JORDAN, Assistant Examiner 

